government accountability

Yolo DA Spent More Than $1 Million Pursuing Retired Public Servant, Recovered Nothing after Judge Clears Wayne Schell

The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, following years of litigation and public expenditures exceeding $1 million, failed to secure a judgment against retired public servant Wayne Schell. Judge Samuel T. McAdam found Schell not liable in a civil enforcement case alleging his involvement in an illegal cannabis manufacturing enterprise.